Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu
1997

Since bursting onto the international stage in the early 1990s, Angela Gheorghiu has carved out a formidable reputation in Italian opera, particularly Puccini. It was, however, the music of Verdi that catapulted the world-renowned soprano to fame, when in 1994 the BBC cleared its schedules at the last minute to broadcast her performance of Violetta in La Traviata from Covent Garden. Since then, Gheorghiu has given us a distinguished catalogue of acclaimed complete-opera recordings, recital programmes, and compilations. But it’s her characterful 1997 recording of Puccini’s lesser-known opera La Rondine—made with her then-husband, tenor Roberto Alagna, and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antonio Pappano—that is considered the high point of her career to date. Act I’s “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” is one of Puccini’s finest arias, Gheorghiu’s creamy-toned voice, by then at the height of its power, effortlessly soaring to stratospheric heights.

Giacomo Puccini
La rondine, SC83
Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula
London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano
Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula
Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula
Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli
Inva Mula, London Voices, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra
Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence
Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore
Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence
Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula
Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli
Toby Spence, Gareth Roberts, Inva Mula, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Andrew Busher
Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence
Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence
Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
London Voices, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu
Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu
Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula
Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano
London Voices, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi
Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu
Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence
Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi
London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore
Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, London Voices
London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula
Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Inva Mula
Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore
London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu
Giacomo Puccini
Morire?, SC89, S. 89
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC60 · “The Willis”
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Roberto Alagna
London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Antonio Pappano
London Voices, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, London Voices
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices

1 January 1997 48 Tracks, 2 Hours ℗ 1997 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd.

RECORD LABEL

Warner Classics

Production

  • David Groves
    Producer
  • Simon Rhodes
    Engineer, Balance Engineer